All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 7
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NewsTaylor Wimpey closes regional business and says output could fall by a third this year
Firm shuts Oxfordshire division but says timber frame arm will be up and running this spring
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NewsTroubled Inland Homes delays results announcement as auditor ‘needs more time’ to finalise numbers
Listed housebuilder set to publish numbers some time next month
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NewsStarmer pledges planning reform as industry predicts collapse in housebuilding
Labour leader promises more homes as HBF report says policies now in train will push industry to lowest output since WW2
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NewsSpringfield half year profit falls as costs rise
Scottish housebuilder says it has made £3m of savings in wake of market conditions
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NewsL&Q warns surplus will be lower than expectations
Housing association giant says it has faced ‘material challenges’ in first nine months of financial year
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NewsBellway predicts flat volume for 2023 on ‘improved’ reservations
Housebuilder says visitors to sites and reservations have picked up since end of 2022
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NewsLucy Frazer to step down as housing minister
Frazer’s promotion to culture secretary means industry in line for sixth housing minister in 12 months
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into government planning U-turn
Levelling Up committee to look at consultation on policy which followed Gove’s backroom housing targets deal
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NewsHousing associations downgraded amid fears over development exposure
Moodys says financial position of 13 housing associations weakened, with market sales risk highlighted
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NewsVistry latest to signal intent to sign cladding contract
Housebuilder joins Barratt and Persimmon but others including Berkeley, Taylor Wimpey and Bellway still to commit
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NewsBarratt and Persimmon to sign cladding contract after government backs down on terms
Recent negotiations have seen Michael Gove agree to tighten scope of contract around JVs and limit betterment liability
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NewsGovernment extends Help to Buy build deadline
Housing minister responds to pressure by giving builders until 17 March to finish homes bought under support scheme
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NewsVistry forward sales numbers soar 70% after Countryside deal
But housebuilder says it has “consciously” slowed land buying and is looking for cost savings in response to market downturn
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CommentGove’s retreat into nimbyism spells political trouble for the Tories
Proposed national planning reforms suggest ministers have all but given up on helping people onto the housing ladder, writes Joey Gardiner
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Commission: introducing the housing and planning stream
The housing and planning stream of the Building the Future Commission will examine the housing development sector’s current and future challenges and propose solutions and new ways of thinking
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NewsWeston says first MMC homes will start rolling off production line by spring
Essex housebuilder looks to produce 4,000 light-gauge steel frame homes a year at facility from June
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NewsHousing slowdown blunts construction output, ONS data says
Latest figures show sector’s woes took gloss off improvements elsewhere
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NewsPersimmon pauses site openings and says recovery ‘too early to call’
Housebuilder says it has been hit hard by combination of rising rates and closure of Help to Buy
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NewsBarratt stops hiring as downturn hits volume
UK’s biggest housebuilder says completions could fall 11% for the full year if sales don’t pick up
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NewsGovernment to mandate second staircase in new blocks above 30m
Department estimates fire safety measure will cost business £1.6bn over a decade